Words on Scotland, history, culture and feminism.

Meet Lauren

Meet Lauren who joined the Spectrum team last year and has been an invaluable contribution to the team. She focuses on the presentation of gender in art, media and history so here’s her story:

I was asked to join the Spectrum team by its founding members – Lucy, Surer, Vanessa, and Jo – back in February. Each of them was a huge source of inspiration to me, and I had been following their work avidly, so was flattered to be asked to join them. I first contributed to the episode on intersectionality, where Jo and I spoke about class and gender. In that one segment, we spoke about suffragettes, lad culture, education, and women in the fishing industry. They seem like disparate subjects, but highlight the multiple ways in which class and gender interact. To me, this is the essence of Spectrum: showing how these structures can affect individuals, and…